Former Cuban President Fidel Castro(R) speaks with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff (2L) during a meeting in Havana on January 27, 2014. Leaders from across Latin America put aside domestic financial stability concerns Monday to converge on Cuba for the summit of a major group set up to counter US influence. The CELAC bloc of 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations was founded by Venezuela’s late anti-Western leader Hugo Chavez, and specifically excludes the United States and Canada. AFP PHOTO/CUBADEBATE/ALEX CASTRO = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / CUBADEBATE / ALEX CASTRO” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSALEX CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images

